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- February 17, 2014 at 2:57 am
Thank you all so much for taking the time to respond. I do realize that I am incredibly lucky to live in an area with two excellent cancer centers, and I am grateful. My father was treated for his melanoma by excellent doctors at the VA Medical Center, some of whom were Duke doctors. However, the doctor who I mention in my original post who I'm not comfortable with, who wanted to leave alone the mole that resulted in the findings I described, is at Duke.As a side note, I meant to include in my original post that along with my moderate cytologic atypia, my cellular architecture is severe, so that makes it more serious.At this point, I'm not trying to find a melanoma expert in terms of treatment but rather a dermatologist with enough experience picking up melanomas on bodies that have multiple, maybe hundreds, of displastic moles. And who is perhaps a bit more aggressive than average given my family history.I came here in the hopes that someone on this site might have a recommendation. Thanks again. -
- February 17, 2014 at 2:57 am
Thank you all so much for taking the time to respond. I do realize that I am incredibly lucky to live in an area with two excellent cancer centers, and I am grateful. My father was treated for his melanoma by excellent doctors at the VA Medical Center, some of whom were Duke doctors. However, the doctor who I mention in my original post who I'm not comfortable with, who wanted to leave alone the mole that resulted in the findings I described, is at Duke.As a side note, I meant to include in my original post that along with my moderate cytologic atypia, my cellular architecture is severe, so that makes it more serious.At this point, I'm not trying to find a melanoma expert in terms of treatment but rather a dermatologist with enough experience picking up melanomas on bodies that have multiple, maybe hundreds, of displastic moles. And who is perhaps a bit more aggressive than average given my family history.I came here in the hopes that someone on this site might have a recommendation. Thanks again. -
- February 17, 2014 at 2:57 am
Thank you all so much for taking the time to respond. I do realize that I am incredibly lucky to live in an area with two excellent cancer centers, and I am grateful. My father was treated for his melanoma by excellent doctors at the VA Medical Center, some of whom were Duke doctors. However, the doctor who I mention in my original post who I'm not comfortable with, who wanted to leave alone the mole that resulted in the findings I described, is at Duke.As a side note, I meant to include in my original post that along with my moderate cytologic atypia, my cellular architecture is severe, so that makes it more serious.At this point, I'm not trying to find a melanoma expert in terms of treatment but rather a dermatologist with enough experience picking up melanomas on bodies that have multiple, maybe hundreds, of displastic moles. And who is perhaps a bit more aggressive than average given my family history.I came here in the hopes that someone on this site might have a recommendation. Thanks again. -
- February 17, 2014 at 3:15 am
Hi Brian, Thanks so much for your comment and for your offer to help me, a complete stranger. I used to see Dr. Nelson at Duke but she recently moved to another state. The doc who reluctantly removed my recent atypical mole is at. Duke.
At this point, I'm not so much interested in finding the best melanoma treatment doctor, but rather a doctor who is experienced at being able to identify melanomas (or potential melanomas) on bodies with many, perhaps hundreds, of dysplastic moles. And who is perhaps a little but more aggressive than the average dermatologist, given my family history. I have 4-5 more moles that I have realized look exactly like the atypical one I describe in my original post. I want to have them removed ASAP, and that's why I got on here looking for a new derm.
If you think your oncologist might have a recommendation, I would appreciate so much if you'd ask him. Thanks so much for being willing to help me!
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- February 17, 2014 at 3:15 am
Hi Brian, Thanks so much for your comment and for your offer to help me, a complete stranger. I used to see Dr. Nelson at Duke but she recently moved to another state. The doc who reluctantly removed my recent atypical mole is at. Duke.
At this point, I'm not so much interested in finding the best melanoma treatment doctor, but rather a doctor who is experienced at being able to identify melanomas (or potential melanomas) on bodies with many, perhaps hundreds, of dysplastic moles. And who is perhaps a little but more aggressive than the average dermatologist, given my family history. I have 4-5 more moles that I have realized look exactly like the atypical one I describe in my original post. I want to have them removed ASAP, and that's why I got on here looking for a new derm.
If you think your oncologist might have a recommendation, I would appreciate so much if you'd ask him. Thanks so much for being willing to help me!
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- February 17, 2014 at 3:15 am
Hi Brian, Thanks so much for your comment and for your offer to help me, a complete stranger. I used to see Dr. Nelson at Duke but she recently moved to another state. The doc who reluctantly removed my recent atypical mole is at. Duke.
At this point, I'm not so much interested in finding the best melanoma treatment doctor, but rather a doctor who is experienced at being able to identify melanomas (or potential melanomas) on bodies with many, perhaps hundreds, of dysplastic moles. And who is perhaps a little but more aggressive than the average dermatologist, given my family history. I have 4-5 more moles that I have realized look exactly like the atypical one I describe in my original post. I want to have them removed ASAP, and that's why I got on here looking for a new derm.
If you think your oncologist might have a recommendation, I would appreciate so much if you'd ask him. Thanks so much for being willing to help me!
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